Dear friends...
the past weeks have been very tough for me from a personal and professional standpoint. I guess that nobody here cares about my personal troubles , but maybe someone is interested in being updated on my photographic projects.. and maybe also has some good advice to give me for the future.

My cooperation with URBAN CANDY STORE finished some days ago.
My items have been removed from the online stores, and they are hence not available anymore (well, for now at least). It was a shared decision with Naveed Thomas, the webmaster. He has now more important things to care about in his life, he is unable to promote the site adequately, so he suggested that we quit, and I agreed.
I will FOREVER be friends with Naveed: he is one of the coolest guys I've ever worked with.
And as long as URBAN CANDY STORE is online, I will ALWAYS be a supporter.
URBAN CANDY STORE PHOTOSETS FOR SALE
URBAN CANDY STORE VIDEOS FOR SALE
But for now at least, I have no commercial outlets for the pictures and videos I have been taking in my BAREFOOT URBAN NUDITY project (real-life barefooters with dirty soles in explicit urban flashing and outdoor nudity).
BAREFOOT URBAN NUDITY BLOG on Tumblr
So, what should I do? Try to make this project successful also from a commercial standpoint, or quit taking nude pictures and re-focus on non-nude pictures only?

My cooperation with TOES-IN-ACTION (I supply non-nude pictures about female barefoot lifestyle & dirty feet fetish) is instead alive & kicking.
HAL HEAVEN'S TOES-IN-ACTION WEBSITE
I am great friends with Hal Heaven, he is a super-cool guy to work with, so I see no reason to quit cooperating with him.. but maybe some of you see it differently.

And then.. SHOULD I LAUNCH A PAY WEBSITE ON MY OWN? And which type of stuff should I focus on? CLOTHED BAREFOOT BEAUTIES ONLY? NUDE BAREFOOT BEAUTIES ONLY? BOTH?

Finally... MAYBE I AM JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEOS FOR PAY WEBSITES... so maybe I should consider QUITTING FOR GOOD AND GO FISHING!!!

Well friends... you have a chance to let me know your honest opinion on the above issues... I will truly appreciate any input coming from you!!!
MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS POLL!!!

Personally, I always thought your non-nude barefoot stuff was a class above. but thats just my personal preference.

Elegantly dressed, nicely made up girls of all ages, blatently barefoot in all weather (including snow) and very public situations (lie markets, cinemas, resteraunts, art galleries etc)

This site City-feet is great but I loved your stuff where the girls were well wrapped up with their hair and make up nicely done and the bare feet almost a fashion accessory

I would pay for a site like that!!

Feetosopher,

As you found many pretty models, I think it would be a pity to stop sharing your pictures with all persons who like barfoot women.

Then there is the question of nudity or non-nudity. Everyone has its opinion, and of course I also have one : mine is that it will be a great idea to launch your own pay website, with both nudity and non-nudity.

Good luck for your new project

The nudes pictures are great but there is something about your non-nudes that are fantastic. There is something about wearing stylish clothes and barefoot. The barefeet really stand out. I like your train station pics with the models standing around and then showing the soles afterwards.

Dear Feetosopher! I am glad that you are back after a long absence!
I miss your photos and videos on Urban Candy Store. It is a shame that this project has ended!
I believe that you must continue with Toes-In-Action: there is no reason for stop a successful project!
But I also believe that you must continue to sell your fantastic photos and videos of sexy barefoot nude girls in the city!
I think that a website that has the non-nude and the nude girls together is the best solution, because you will make happy also the people who are not interested in the nude girls.
But please do not quit and go fishing! We have too many fishermen in Mantova, but you are the only great photographer we have!
At'zaludi! :-)

Dai, una piccola battuta d'arresto non deve portarti a buttare via tutto quanto di buono hai fatto... è vero, è dura emergere in un mercato di nicchia come il tuo, e poi la gente mediamente non capisce un cazzo di fotografie e video, e non sa distinguere la merda dai capolavori (ed ogni tua foto e video, nel suo genere, E' UN CAPOLAVORO!!!).
Eppoi scusa.. non vedo la ragione di smettere di collaborare con Hal.. hai quasi sei anni di successo con lui alle spalle, è tuo amico.. saresti un cretino!!!
Quanto ai nudi.. dai, è solo da qualche mese che hai provato seriamente a farne un business, e già getti la spugna? Fai almeno un tentativo per conto tuo, cazzo!!!
Sei proprio un mantovano cacasotto.. Dai, alzati e combatti, ostrega!!!

You should not give up at the very first (and small) "defeat" you suffer.. yes, competition is tough, it's a niche market, most people cannot tell quality pics & vids like yours from the shit which abunds on the web.. but I see no reason to quit supplying Toes-In-Action after a six-years success story, Hal is a friend of yours.. you are a complete idiot if you do this!!!
As for your nude project.. come on, you have made a serious attempt at developing it into a successful business just for a few months, and you are already giving up??? Try running a website and/or store on your own, first.. what the heck!!!
You are a typical Mantua coward.. stand up and fight, bloody hell!!!

Mr Feetospher:

As others have already said, your past work has earned you a place in the dirty feet Valhalla. But here on earth, it occurs to me that you will find a wider range of models willing to do non-nude than nude work. Also it just happens to be my personal preference, though public nudity does not offend my sensibilities in anyway. also, i think the partnership with Hal should continue if it is working for both of you since it has produced some great stuff in the past.

i for one would join a paysite that you started, especially if it featured lots of non-nude series in real-life settings. there is something terribly sexy about a woman willing to walk barefoot in public these days, to me it says I love life!

keep on keeping on,

A fan in the USA

My opinion : join Hal Heaven in Toes in Action site,and continue your excellent work finding and taking shot of beautiful girls with leather soles !
Only original barefooters.

In this you are the best (with Hal Heaven).

Double the team will double the force and,I hope for you,the money

Maybe with some new ideas,for example you may create a specific italian section,with typical italian environement.
I also suggest an old fashion section : with a old country side ambientation....

i already noticed that your videos were gone..

you still can go fishing if you would like, but you should never ever stop making videos and photos, so i would suggest to you:
to open your own clipforsale and imagesforsale sites and keep up your awesome work

if that will not work out, perhaps a selfmade "paypal" store is easier?

it would be such a loss if i could not buy your work anymore..your videos and pictures are so great!! especially the nude ones, but also the non nude.
And its way too soon to finish your career, you are just at the beginning!!

of course you still can contribute some non nude fotos to toes-in-action!
but to be honest, i only join TIA once in 2 years.. and i do like your nude-work best, the non nude is great too, but the nudes with those filthy soles is just a niche that is only served by you!

please keep up your great work
shifter

Dear Sir, many thanks indeed for the very kind words and the appreciation of my work (even if from some elements I have the terrible doubt that you are confounding me with Hal Heaven... ).
If and when my pay website goes online, I hope to count you among my subscribers.
Best wishes from Italy!

Dear Phil, mon ami!!!
I could never thank you enough for the support you have always given to my BAREFOOT URBAN NUDITY project.. and not only through words, but by putting your hand in your (electronic) pocket and by buying all the items I had put up for sale at URBAN CANDY STORE!!!

From the results of the poll so far, I see that the majority would not be in favor of a website combining nude and non-nude pictures, so I am increasingly oriented towards launching TWO separate pay websites:
ONE with non-nude stuff only;
ONE (possibly a clips4sale/images4sale combo) with nude stuff only.
However, I will also listen to the opinion of some experts, including my dear friend Hal Heaven, and then decide.
Merci beaucoup for your suggestion.. and for your good wishes!!! Ciao!!!

P.S. Sometimes I am frankly tempted to sell my camera and go fishing.. but don't fear.. I think that I am not gonna do it, in the end!!!

My dear friend, caro amico mantuan...
you have been one of the most hardcore supporters of my project, so many thanks indeed!!!
About your suggestion, see the reply I gave to Bfphil. The results of the poll seem to suggest that the majority does not want my nude pictures to be mixed with my non-nude ones.
I know it might sound weird for us, but I cannot but accept this, otherwise I risk to lose many potential subscribers.
I hope that you will continue to support my BAREFOOT URBAN NUDITY project also in the future!!!
At'zaludi e non ti preoccupare.. a'n vaghi mia a pèsgàti admàn!!!
(translation from Mantua dialect: don't worry, I am not going fishing tomorrow!!! )

Many thanks indeed for your kind words and your appreciation!!!
From your words it seems that you prefer the non-nude pictures, but that a combination with the nude ones would not be unpleasant for you.. however, the majority seems to have a different opinion.
So I might keep nude and non-nude pictures in separate websites.. we'll see.

About shootings in train stations: sadly since 2010 it has become very difficult for me to shoot there, as nearly every time that I started doing it, the railway police showed up, asked for my ID and for the model's too, and ordered us to quit immediately and go away. I got fed up with this annoying ritual, so I have quit taking pictures there..

Ti rispondo solo in inglese.. comunque sei il solito sbrègaverze..

OK, you are right... quit supplying Toes-In-Action would be extremely unfriendly towards Hal, so I am not considering it.. even if it could make sense from a commercial standpoint. Why should people (and even more so all Toes-In-Action subscribers) pay to join my website, if they can find my pictures also at Toes-In-Action??? (this of course applies to my clothed pictures, not to the nudes).
To join my website, they must find something they cannot find elsewhere.. the difficult thing is understanding WHAT this "plus" might be.. and then being able to deliver it regularly!!!
Finding nude & non-nude pictures combined seems to be a plus for some (including you), but it also seems to be unpleasant for many others here, so I might risk losing customers.
Probably having separate websites is a better solution.

Just one input for your reflections (as you have been, and are still, helping me financially in my projects).
Have you seen the number of voters in the poll? Excluding me and you, just FIFTEEN.
This should mean that JUST FIFTEEN (or a few more, it does not make much difference) members of this forum GIVE A SHIT ABOUT MY PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS!!!
DON'T YOU THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOTHING??? THE NUMBERS ARE NOT WITH ME!!! And even more so for my nude stuff!!!
You remember how many copies I sold of the video with BAREFOOT CECILIA MASTURBATING IN THE ROMAN ARENA OF VERONA, huh???
Only SIXTEEN fucking ones.
I mean.. the most popular hardcore barefoot model in the world, doing crazy public flashing for the first time, a worldwide video premiere.. ONLY SIXTEEN PEOPLE - among the thousands of "fans" I should have - were willing to spend LESS THAN 4 BUCKS to get the ultimate collector item (if you are into barefooting beauties, at least)...

At times I feel that I am a COMPLETE IDIOT (and you with me).. we are dreaming on a MOUNTAIN OF BULLSHIT.

Wanna go fishing with me tomorrow???

Dear sir, thank you so much for expressing your opinion, and for the ultra-appreciative words about my work!!!
Should I guess from your words that you would NOT join a pay website of mine combining nude and non-nude pictures, even if the latter were by far the majority?
You see, my non-nude pictures at present are about TEN TIMES the number of my nude ones (25,000 vs. 2,000); so there would be roughly one nude set every 9-10 non nude ones.
It'd be very interesting to know your opinion - and the opinion of other forum members - on a balance greatly in favor of non-nude pictures in a possible pay website of mine.
Many thanks again, all the best from Italy!!!